Patents by Inventor Eric C. Nallon

Eric C. Nallon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of sensing nitroaromatic electron accepting compounds using a photovoltaic sensor
    Patent number: 9091652
    Abstract: An organic diode operated in photovoltaic mode is used as a sensor for nitroaromatic electron accepting compounds. While illuminated by a light source with a wavelength within the organic materials absorption the device produces a small photovoltaic response due to inefficient separation of charges. Upon exposure to an electron accepting compound, the device produces an increase in photovoltaic activity due to more efficient charge separation, producing a larger measurable open circuit voltage. Upon removal of the compound the measured voltage decreases and returns to near its baseline value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventor: Eric C. Nallon
  • METHOD OF SENSING NITROAROMATIC ELECTRON ACCEPTING COMPOUNDS USING A PHOTOVOLTAIC SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150055135
    Abstract: An organic diode operated in photovoltaic mode is used as a sensor for nitroaromatic electron accepting compounds. While illuminated by a light source with a wavelength within the organic materials absorption the device produces a small photovoltaic response due to inefficient separation of charges. Upon exposure to an electron accepting compound, the device produces an increase in photovoltaic activity due to more efficient charge separation, producing a larger measurable open circuit voltage. Upon removal of the compound the measured voltage decreases and returns to near its baseline value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Eric C. Nallon
  • Semiconducting organic photovoltaic sensor
    Patent number: 8907438
    Abstract: An organic diode operated in photovoltaic mode is used as a sensor for nitroaromatic electron accepting compounds. While illuminated by a light source with a wavelength within the organic materials absorption the device produces a small photovoltaic response due to inefficient separation of charges. Upon exposure to an electron accepting compound, the device produces an increase in photovoltaic activity due to more efficient charge separation, producing a larger measurable open circuit voltage. Upon removal of the compound the measured voltage decreases and returns to near its baseline value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Eric C. Nallon